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Signal tests usernames so you can avoid sharing your phone number (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@beehaw.org
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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Let me guess American? In Europe basically everyone uses Whatsapp, lots of people use Telegram some use signal. I use all of them.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yep, you are correct.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah when I got my first smartphone and whatsapp wasn't around yet I had to pay like 10 or 15 cents per sms. So when WhatsApp became an option everybody and their mother jumped ship and joined. For a while sending an sms and getting back I'm on WhatsApp was a thing.

    Nowadays I think sms is basically part of your plan an for most plans unlimited. But they milked it way too hard back in the day. So most people just don't use it at all.

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